On 3/8/2009 10:13 PM, Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> 	True - a PC is usually not the first place to reduce energy consumption.

But that doesn't mean you should ignore it, either.

I already turn my heater down when not needed.  I turn off lights when I 
leave the room.  I make efforts like this, because I honestly care about 
being responsible.

That being said, I'm not going to go out of my way to inconvenience 
myself, either.  I don't avoid doing laundry; I *do* leave my computer 
running 24/7 to stream media to my TV[1][2]; and I take hot showers. 
I'm not a fanatic.

[1] Yes, I know I already leave it running, and often it's running a 
computer-bound task (I'm almost done encoding our entire DVD collection; 
just a few more movies, and then a few TV shows and I'm done).  That 
doesn't mean that I should just leave it running full-tilt for some 
freeloading organization, though.

[2] As far as streaming goes, I'm not worried about it because it 
doesn't utilize either my GPU or my monitor, which are two of the most 
power-hungry parts of any computer (and the monitor isn't even included 
in most power measurements, since it doesn't go through the PSU).

-- 
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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